Apparel-corset



D. KOPS.

APPAREL CORSET.

APPLICATION FILED ocr 14, 1920.

Patented Jan. 11,1921.

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APPLICATION man ocT. 14. 1920.

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APPAREL-CORSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.`

Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

Application led October 14, 1920. Serial No. 416,875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL Kors, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State 0f New York, have invented an Im provement in Apparel-Corsets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an apparel corset and more vparticularly to that type of apparel corset shown and described in Letters Patent No. 1,328,086, grantedV to me on January 13, 1920. The prevailing custom4 in apparel corsets is the tendency to lower the height of. the corset both at the front and back, that is to so construct the corset that the distance between the waist line and the upper edge is shorter causing the upper edge thereof to assume a lower position on the body of thewearer than heretofore, and to such an extent at the back that the upper edge lies below the shoulder blades. Inthe corset shown and described in the patent aforesaid the structure is such as to produce a flattening effect at the back of the wearer by providing in the rear of the corset a plurality of spaced stays converging from the upper edge of the corset downwardly, together with a strip of elastic or other yielding material extending between the stays at the upper edge thereof. In this garment the effect of the stays is such as to limit the extent of the movement of the upper ends of the outer stays, that is to fix the same in position, thereby also limiting the extent of the actionofv the yielding insert whereby the same is localized. In garments of medium height this structure has been found to produce the desired effect satisfactorily but in view of the tendency to lower the portion of the upper edge of the corset especially at the back, as hereinbefore stated, particularly in instances in the use of the garment with stout women, this form of corset will not work so well and the object of my present invention is to overcome this diiiiculty. In carrying out the same therefore in a corset garment having an extremely low top I make provision for a flattening eil'ect by employing a plurality of spaced stays in the back of the garment adjacent the rear lacing edges and these stays are placed so as to diverge upwardly and to extend substantially from the lower to the upper edge of the garment. At the upper ends of these stays the garment is so formed as to provide a cup shaped space, thereby creating a pocket to receive the iiesh which would otherwise extend over the upper edge of the corset. In this garment also in substantially the axillary line I employ a stay member ruiming 1n a direct up and down position to support and maintain the flesh of the body of the wearer In position at the section under the arm and to tend to force the Iflesh backwardly into the pocket provided by the cup shaped constructiony as h'ereinbefore stated. Also intermediate of the said axillary stay andthe adjacent diverging stay, I employ an additional stay which preferably eX- tends in a diagonal direction from the lower end or a point adjacent the lower end of the axillary stay to the upper end or a point adjacent the upper end of the said adjacent divergent stay, the function of which' is to assist the action ofthe axillary stay in causing the flesh of the body of the wearer to work backwardly and assume a position in the pocket formed by thefcup shaped formation as aforesaid.

`The garment made in accordance with tnis invention will be hereinafter more particularly described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view'illustrating the use of the corset madel in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the corset body halves, and

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the back portion of one of the corset body halves'showing the same in a flattened condition.

The apparel corset made in accordance with this invention is constructed in corset body halves indicated at-10 and 11 and in the front portion of each corset `body half there are employed the usual front steels 12 and clasp members for connecting the same, the sockets forming part of they clasp members being indicated at 13 in F ig. 2. In the front portions of the corset body halves there may also be provided elastic inserts indicated at 14 at the upper edges of the bust sections, and the front sections may furthermore be provided with hose supporter straps 15 extending from the lower front edges thereof. These front portions of the garment may be constructed as described or in any. other manner as the invention in the present case relates more particularly to the construction of the back por-` tion of the garment.

As is also customary, each corset body half at the rear edge thereof is provided with a series of eyelets 16 for receiving the adjusting laces 17, and the eyelets are preferably placed between the lacing edge stay members 22 as is also customary. In each corset body halt adjacent the lacing edge and the inner lacing stay member I employ a stay pocket 18 in which there is fitted a stay member 19, and adjacent thereto there is a stay pocket 2() in which is fitted a stay member 21. rIhe stay members 19 and 21 preferably extend from approximately the lower to the upper edges of the garment and are so placed as to diverge upwardly from the lower edge toward the upper edge. In theupper portion of each corset body half at the rear thereof and at the upper ends of the diverging stays the garment is constructed to form a. cup shaped space by using a fullness of material between the upper portions of said stays. The part oi' this cup shaped portion between the lacing stay 22 and the diverging stay 19 is indicated at 28 and that between the stays 18 and 21 is indicated at 24. These parts form a cup shaped section providing a pocket to receive the ieshy portions of the back or" the wearer at and below the shoulder blades and prevent the same from extending over the upper edge of the corset.

At approximately the axillary line of the garment I provide a stay pocket 25 in which there is a stay member 26 so placed as to extend in a substantially upright or up and down position in the garment when the same is in place on the body of the wearer, and intermediate of the stay member 26 and the stay member 21, I prefer to employ a stay pocket 27 in which there is fitted a stay member 28. This stay member 28 extends in a diagonal direction with its lower end in proximity to the lower end of the stay member 26 while its upperend extends substantially to the upper edge of the garnent and lies adjacent the upper end ot the stay member 21. The function of the stay member 26 is to support the body of the wearer particularly at the side thereof and at the lunder arm or axillary portion and in conjunction with the stay member 28 to cause the fleshy portions of the body to be molded or worked backwardly so as to assume a position within the pocket provided by the cup shaped section 23-24 and in this manner to prevent these fleshy portions o the body from extending over the upper edge ot the garment.

As is also indicated in the drawing the lower edge thereof adjacent the back may be recessed as indicated at 29 and this portion of the garment fitted with an elastic tension strap 30 to exert the necessary or desired pressure on the lower or skirt portions of the garment when in use, and furthermore the lower edges of the garment may be litted with hose supporters 31 and 32 located as indicated or otherwise as may be found necessary. y

I claim as my invention: j

1. In an apparel corset of corset body halves and in the hack portion of each corset body half thereof, lacing stay members, a stay member extending substantially from the lower to the upper edge of the corset body half and diverging from the lower to the upper edge relatively to the said lacing stay member, a second stay member also extending substantially rom the lower to the upper edge of the corset body half and diverging upwardly relatively to the aforesaid stay member, and a cup shaped section at the upper ends of the said diverging stay members.

2. In an apparel corset ot corset body halves and in the back portions of each corset body half, stay members adjacent the back edge and extending substantially in diverging positions from the lower to the upper edge of the garment, a cup shaped section forming a pocket in the upper portions of the garment at the upper ends of the said stay members, a stay member extending substantially along the axillaryline of the garment, and a stay member extending diagonally from approximately the lower end of the axillary stay member to approximately the upper end of the adjacent diverging stay member to coact with the said axillary stay member at the upper end thereo1 in molding the flesh of the wearer backwardly to lie in the pocket formed by the said cup shaped section.

Signed by me this 9th day of October, 1920.

DANIELv KOPS. 

